<font size=2 face="sans-serif">> Also since a project is libre i thing
that means a device that gives you more</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">> freedom to do more things and learn
more things and that initially and by</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">> core-principles you appeal firstly
to libre-community to DIY-people to</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">> education-oriented people and tech-expiernced
user. So they should get the</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">> message that they can have fun
with that device (as soon as they price drops!)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">> :-)</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">> As far as the price :</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">> I think the crowd-funding approach
should have a try.(less ambitious and</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">> interesting projects collect 100K
and more).</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">+1</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Taking into consideration all previous
discussions, it's likely that this should be a good approach.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">a) Non-Openmoko-experienced people usually
want a complete phone that is ready for take away. They want to switch
it on and have a first successful phone call *before* they start experiencing
the freedom of being able to modify everything.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">b) Ordinary people take one look at
the GTA04, see the "cheap" plastic case with its hand-drilled
hole for the camera instead of a professional glittering chrome-plated
one and at once decide that this whole device must be cheap. Nearly no
more chance to convince them that this valuation is completely wrong.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">c) GD has proven that they can make
a good free phone, even that they can make it very well. So no reason for
false modesty! Don't try to collect 10K. Try to collect 100K. Produce as
many GTA04A5 with that money as possible, so that the price for the *complete*
phone can be let's say 280EUR.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">d) One thing GD needs yet to learn is
how to design a homepage that is able to sell all these GTA04A5 to the
public. Sorry when telling this so freely, but under friends it's necessary
to tell it: The current homepage is a mess.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Best regards</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> Sven</font>
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